Ivan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his carefully cultivated existence.Ivan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his carefully cultivated existence.Ivan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his carefully cultivated existence.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 33 nominations
- Bethan
- (voice)
- Katrina
- (voice)
- Donal
- (voice)
- Gareth
- (voice)
- Eddie
- (voice)
- Sean
- (voice)
- Cassidy
- (voice)
- Sister Margaret
- (voice)
- Doctor Gullu
- (voice)
- Gareth's Wife
- (voice)
- Car Phone
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie had an unconventional shooting schedule. Tom Hardy filmed his part over six nights, with three cameras rolling, shooting the movie twice per night as it was filmed in a single take. The other actors were in a hotel room, speaking on the phone with Hardy, who was on location. After the actors wrapped their parts, there were an additional two nights of pickup shots.
- GoofsThey mention the "large" delivery of 355 metric tonnes of concrete with 218 trucks. Apart from the fact that wet concrete is usually referred to in volume, not weight, the calculation of trucks needed for this weight is wrong. The mixing trucks on average hold 18 tons of concrete each, meaning that they only need 20 trucks.
- Quotes
Ivan Locke: Well hear this, Gareth. When I left the site just over two hours ago, I had a job, a wife, a home. And now I have none of those things. I have none of those things left. I just have myself and the car that I'm in. And I'm just driving and that's it.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2013 (2013)
- SoundtracksIvan Locke
by Dickon Hinchliffe
The story itself is that Ivan Locke is a construction worker who just got off his shift and is now driving back, but then gets some calls that give us insight into what he has going on in his personal life and his work life and how Locke responds to this information as it gets progressively more stressful. It's incredible that a movie at only 82 minutes can go through such a roller-coaster of emotions, and as short as it is the movie still flies by because you're so drawn to the character. One of the voices is Locke's coworker voiced by Andrew Scott (Moriarty from Sherlock) and even as a voice-over his performance is totally convincing and his back-and-forth with Hardy is electric and at times humorous. His wife and other parties bring drama into the equation and as things start falling apart for Locke it dips into psychological thriller territory.
Steven Knight deserves much credit as well for having written and directed the film. It's so smooth and sleek, from the highway shots to the few overhead shots of the city at night. It's beautiful and adds the ideal atmosphere for this one-man show to maneuver in. It's a wonderfully written movie, wonderfully directed, perfectly acted (seriously, this is the performance of Hardy's career), with a spot- on supporting cast of voices. Locke is a mesmerizing movie from beginning to end. If you're a Tom Hardy fan or a fan of good cinema in general, you're doing yourself a disservice by not watching Locke.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Loạn Đả Tinh Thần
- Filming locations
- Broadgate, London, England, UK(Construction Site)
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,375,769
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $81,006
- Apr 27, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $5,192,314
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1